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<h1>West Africa AIDS Foundation</h1>
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<h4>DID YOU KNOW THAT</h4>
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It is estimated that more than 10 million people are infected with Tuberculosis
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One person each second is infected
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Tuberculosis moves faster in a person with HIV because of the damaged immune system.Hence ,it is more difficult to diagnose tuberclosis in those with HIV/AIDS.(hence all people with HIV should be screened for Tuberclosis and all tuberclosis patients should be tested for HIV).
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40 -60% of newly registered Tuberculosis cases are HIV-positive.
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<h4>IN THE WORLD(Resources:UNAIDS,WORLD BANK,CDC,GLOBAL HEALTH COUNCIL 2007)</h4>
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Esitmate that thre are more than 33million people living with HIV/AIDS
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>25 million have already died from AIDS
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Estimate that 16,000 people in the world get infected everyday(2000 of these are babies...)that is 667 people every hour ;11 people every minute!
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there are more than 15 million children who lost one or both parents to AIDS- related fatal diseases.That 's one child who is orphaned every 15 second
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<h4>IN AFRICA</h4>
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29.4 million Africans are living with HIV/AIDS. 10 million are 15-24 years 
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>17 million Africans have died from AIDS ;>7,000 die each day 
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One in elven AFricans has HIV/AIDS 
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source<a href="http://www.worldwideaidscoalition.org/" target="_blank"> :Worldwide Aids Coalition</a>
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  <p>The HIV epidemic in Africa Africa poses the largest social and scientific challenge to public health ever known. The disease, and its associated complications are rapidly eclipsing all other causes of death among men women and children in Africa as the epidemic continues to increase in intensity. Find out what you can do to help<a href="http://www.worldwideaidscoalition.org/" target="_blank">click here to read more</a>
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